Howard Atherton

Movies

All Things To All Men
Director of Photography
A thief is caught up in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse between a maverick cop and London crime boss.
And When Did You Last See Your Father?
Director of Photography
The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father.
Deadly Lessons
Cinematography
A mysterious college professor, Simon Conjurer guides a group of dysfunctionals on a journey of self discovery, as they become the focus of a murder investigation when Simon is framed by his rival, Dr. Crazx, a Pulitzer prize winning psychiatrist with an unsavory vendetta and a knack for twisted mind games.
Colour Me Kubrick
Director of Photography
The true story of a man who posed as director Stanley Kubrick during the production of Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut, despite knowing very little about his work and looking nothing like him.
The Abduction Club
Director of Photography
A group of Irish noblemen kidnap girls in order to marry into their fortune and avoid becoming priests or soldiers.
Hanging Up
Director of Photography
A trio of sisters bond over their ambivalence toward the approaching death of their curmudgeonly father, to whom none of them was particularly close.
Deep Rising
Director of Photography
A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who have taken over the ship first.
Lolita
Director of Photography
Urbane professor Humbert Humbert marries a New England widow to be near her nymphet daughter.
Bad Boys
Director of Photography
Marcus Burnett is a hen-pecked family man. Mike Lowry is a foot-loose and fancy free ladies' man. Both are Miami policemen, and both have 72 hours to reclaim a consignment of drugs stolen from under their station's nose. To complicate matters, in order to get the assistance of the sole witness to a murder, they have to pretend to be each other.
Indecent Proposal
Director of Photography
John Gage offers a down-on-his-luck yuppie husband $1 million for the opportunity to spend the night with the man's wife.
Mermaids
Director of Photography
Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax is tired of her wacky mom moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. When they move to a small Massachusetts town and Mrs. Flax begins dating a shopkeeper, Charlotte and her 9-year-old sister, Kate, hope that they can finally settle down. But when Charlotte's attraction to an older man gets in the way, the family must learn to accept each other for who they truly are.
The Boost
Director of Photography
Lenny Brown moves to California to find his fortune in tax shelter investments. When the federal government changes the tax laws, poor Lenny finds himself $700,000 in hock with nowhere to turn. His friend, Joel, introduces him to cocaine to give Lenny that needed "boost". What ensues next is a descent into drug addiction and insanity as Lenny tries to regain control of his life, all the while needing that extra "boost".
Fatal Attraction
Director of Photography
For Dan Gallagher, life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife, Beth, and has a loving daughter. But, after a casual fling with a sultry book editor named Alex, everything changes. Jilted by Dan, Alex becomes unstable, her behavior escalating from aggressive pursuit to obsessive stalking. Dan realizes that his main problem is not hiding his affair, but rather saving himself and his family.
Keep Off The Grass
Director of Photography
A BAFTA award nominated drama about a park keeper who arrives to open up his park. Waiting at the gate is the bane of his life: a bag lady with three dogs. His Rastafarian assistant Errol arrives for work. As the day progresses, the lady and the keeper discover a common interest.
Runners
Director of Photography
When his young daughter disappears, her father refuses to accept that she is dead and sets out on a journey to find her.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Camera Operator
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".